mnemenoi Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I have seen these mentioned on a handful of strange sites, but never found anyone with access to them. Has anyone else come across or tried these? Malili water plant. Chara sp. (Towuti red flower) Chara SP Fragilis. (Red cherry water plant) Mini red cherry water plant. I have heard it mentioned these are more akin to mosses and algaes, then vascular plants. Here are a few internet pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungle64 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I have been search for a source of Red Cherry Water plant with no luck. So this is a good thread, hopefullly something coming up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Interesting plant. Now I won't some. Hope fully it's a low light plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I am trying to get the woman I work with to get her import licenses for plants so I can bring them in since I have seen them on pricelists before but so far I haven't been able to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnemenoi Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Saw a few folks in SCAPE bring it in, from their impressions its definitely low tech. They also mentioned it was fairly tough and died in no time with a lower Ph. I think having it for the added native baterial species might help with WC Sulawesi transitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I have had good luck with WC Sulawesi's by using Salty Shrimp Sulawesi Mineral 8.5, snowflake food, and GlasGarten Bacter AE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I had red cherry plant and it melted. Ita supposedly a very high ph plant. And not very good for cars tanks because of the sulfur release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnemenoi Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I have heard it was quite brittle, almost like a hornwort. I wondered if that might be silica or a mineral the algae was using. If so that might account for the melting in lower Ph tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Ita very possible. Since its not really a plant Bt a macro algae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabMember004 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I actually have owned one of these plants (Chara SP Fragilis I believe). I threw it in my sulawesi tank (ph ~8, temp ~80) and it completely melted in 2 or so weeks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 If it does need silica in the water this could be useful in tanks that don't use RO/DI water or if there source water came out of a sand bed. mnemenoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnemenoi Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I had wondered about a need for silica, like horsetails. With them both being primitive I thinks its certainly plausible, just no proof. Need some to experiment a bit, lol.... I wonder what the silica levels in the Sulawesi lakes are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 If you get ahold of it experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnemenoi Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Will do indeed! With the silly hard water here in Houston it has its perks occasionally... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhavoc Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 had this plant several years ago, when sulawesis first hit the market. like others i melted but mine held on for a month or two if i recall. ph was only 7.5 or so. this was before salty shrimp remineralizers were available. its an interesting macro algae. behaves like some seaweeds you find in Hawaii tide pools. its brittle and crunched when crushed so the silica thing may hold some validity. its a small plant though and closely resembles a macro algae i keep in my opae ula tank, similar look and size but not the density. never saw the red cherries that gave it its name either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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